The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-24
GENERAL TRADE.
BREADsTUFFs,


S3 25@S IS roller, So 45, strong.
HAY-Choice, from store, 75@SOc; car load
frem leyee or depot, SlS 5OSli; prime, from
store, 70d75c; car load from leveo or depot
slS; prairie, from store, SOC; car load from
BRAN-From store, 81; from levoe oil
depot, sl9.
60RN-Rrom store, white. 5sci mixed
SOC; from levee or depot, white, in bulk 1879
in SACKS, Sic; m xed, in bulk, 461Sc; 10
0ATS-From store, white, 400; mixed, $50
from leyee or depot, white, in bulk, 351<c; In
sacks, oS1c; mixed, in bulk, So'sc; In
FL0Uk@ From store, common. 50 Is;
fancy, 81 SOL patents, $5q5 Is.
BEANS-Navy, 81 &@2 medium, 81 rs.
OATMEAL-ln half barrels, s293 IS from
e era, KED wHEAT-In half barrels. 81 25
I'f 4oSiNY AND aRITs-FrOm store, $50
CRACKERS-Soda, extra, 10; soda, treble
extra, 4%c; extra, 7c; ginger snaps, extra,
Sc; assorted jumb!es, lNc
RICE-LOuisiana, 4951<c; Carolina, SIG
RKANsAs CITY, MO-. May 2s.-whea,
weaker; No. 2 red cash, 100 asked
June TIC asked. Corn lowtr;. No. 2,
cash, 94I4c asked; JUICE, $50 bid; July,
SAC ma, Oi%HC hbheus Oatst CASH. [II4C
bid, 291sc asked.
BALTIMORE. Md. May 2s.-wheat-
Higher and more active. Coro-Higher. Oats
ard rye steady. Receipts -four, s4l0 brls I;
wheat, $500 bu; corn, 1880 bu; oats,
100 bu; Shipments-Flour, $3.50 brls; wheat,
126, 200 bu.
NEW YORK, May 22.-The following was
afloat on Satu day, May 2lst, compiled by
the Produce Exchange: Wheat, 4l,0l8 S37
bu, decrease LAS, 265 bu; corn. 1924 5T bu.
decrease 81 1923 bu; oats. 9 ~ 800 Blu, do
crease T,T2l bu; rye, a ,045 Blu, increase
1853 bu; barley, 22l,l95 bu, decrease 49,
SIG bu.
LONDON, May 23.-The Mark Lane Erpress
in its review of the British ain Trade dur
ing the past week tys; The English wheat
trade has been slow; prieas advanced VI in
the provincial markets. The Gales of English
wheat during the week we 81 llS quarters
at 34s Id, against 66,596 quarters at 32s
during the CORE spending period Of last year.
Flour is steady. The supply Of TO. eigo. wheat
is small, bus buyers are apa, heuc. Corn is
dull the dealings have been in favor of buy
ers. Nineteen cargoes Of wheat arrived;
four were So d, nine wero with drawn and six
remained. At t0day's market English wheat
was scarce and held for Is advance. Foreign
wheat was firm. Flour was against buyers.
Corn was scarce and steady. Birleys we're
dull ADD lower. Oats were in iavo. Of buy
GIbs Dbdubt DCtl dhu llup0bf hlO uuChuuBous
NEW YORK, May % Receipts,
q, 125 pkgs; exports, 957 brls and 315 SKIS;
fairly active, in good part for export; prices
trim but not quotably changed; sales, %, 800
b Is. Wheat-Receipts 422, $50 bu;. exports,
2s5, S45 bu; spot a shed' lower, closing firm
sales, $500 bu:tutgres and 63S, VO 6u spot.
Lorn-SpotA 40 and options a shade low
or, closing firm. Receipts. 205,506 bu; ex-
ports, l5,ln bu: sales, $4,000 Blu futures
and l64,0O blu spots; Oats-A shade strong
or; receipts, 10000 bu; sales, 100 900 bu fu-
lures and $4,000 blu spots Stocks Of grain in
033 632 bu; oats, Az gOS bu; barley $3.50 bu;
rye, 13,026 bu; pea, l76S bu; malt, 299 .4O6
blu.
ST. LOUIS, MO-, May % Flour Arm,
demand good. Wheat higher. Manipula-
ton IN May option and hi. he market else.
l14c, and other months 20 to nc; No. 2.-ed,
ca b, SSHc; May, SS3sc, closing at sS12c bid;
June, S6lsgS6E9c, closing at Sc. MONT
nal; July, S234@S37sc, closing at s3]lc bid;
August, s2zS@ IS Go closing At S5Ao. Corn SS
Oats very quiet; cash, 2711Sc; May and June,
&c bid; July, 251sc. Rye lower at SEC.
Barley-,no market, out of season. Hay
weak; but Unchanged prairie, SOL 20;
76c. nmeal IN brisk demand at 50 IS.
Receip ts-Four, 5000 brls; wheat, 5000
bu; corn, 5000 bu; oats, 1900 bu; rye.
none; barley, 1000 bu. Shipments-Flour,
5000 brls; wheat. l0l, 900 bu; corn, 1900
blu; oats, 1900 bu; rye, none; barley,
1000 Blu.
A ternoon Board Wheat firm :and higher;
May, 89gS9Hc; June, SIC; July, 831s9SiAo;
August sS1S9S3hc; Septem Der, S454gSi1gc.
Corn dull and unchanged. "a nOminally
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May % The opening
markets on Change we're unusually active
10 in decided contrast to the dullness which |
prevailed on Saturday. Wheat was strong |
and higher, and there was conside, able ner- |
yogsress displayed. June opened at sS4c |
md sold to 8S1Sc almost Immediately. July |
md August were actively bid for, June |
wheat selling up to 8818c, Tea3ted IT, $3.50, |
and then steadily advanced TO sa1<c. The |
'liques did very little. After the fret spurt |
If activity in the long failures those months
became very quiet, though very steady. AS
he returns began to como in from various |
5eintS, IL became evident that the visible |
Iupply Of wheat would not show the amount |
If decrease that was predicted for it early in |
,reSso Of oo6, 600 6usheiS, but c of a re-
.urns make it !, 450. 800 The arrivals atNeW |
York were quite large, and went long
way toward keeping the decrease down. |
The unsatisfactory returns caused the price |
ng figure. BIT toward the close OF the morn
ing session wheat frmed up ag in and June |
,lossd at SS1zc. At the afternoon session
savy exports from the seaboard and higher |
market at st. Louis and other points, to- |
Eether with increased nervousness among |
he shorts made wheat perceptibly frmer a d |
June sold TO 500 and closed at $3.50. Corn |
md oats, owing to the rains of last night and |
were decidedly weak at the open
ug. July abd August Oats were about &c |
over than 6aturday,at 2T1sc for July and27 |
or August. The oats crowd we're very artiVe |
or some time after the start and considera- |
,le trading was done in July aud August |
'utures. Late in the day the market quieted |
Town ard July closed at the opening figure |
md August ut 265zc. July corn opened at |
IO1se and sold down 10 40jSc in a short time. |
Around this figure it was quiet and steady
until toward midday, when il declined to
0Ic. During the afternoon session IL stiff
entd 20 newhat and closed at lO5Ec.
Jash quotations we're as follows: Flour
luiet and unchanged. No. spring wheat,
,714aS &c; No. 3 spring wheat nominal, TIC;
No. red. S7sTo; No. 2 corn, 3S14c bid; No.
oats, 251Tc; No. 2 rye, sec: No. barley,
,7c; No. ! fax SEED, 81 lS16; prime timothy
iced, 81 I5gl IS. The aiding futures ranged